HATE GROWS

CHAPTER-7

The Yellow Umbrella
(노란색 우산이)

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In the world full of colorful hues—like yellow, pink, blue, red and purple, the sky chooses to be gray today.

The sound of the gray sky is so definite that the earthlings have to once again find for the shelters. The weather does not receive finitie prayers today for making such as fuss on a busy day.

Lee Jeno is one of those who do not appreciate the chilly and rainy weather. Days like this make him hang onto the past of where his yellow brought him into colorful wonders of life.

During the time being to which Jeno felt like eternity, his Jaeminnie was safely healing himself. He couldn't afford to initiate any sort of communication with Jaemin when he knew all that sweet yellow needed is to be without him.

He worries that if he has tried to be around him, Jaemin would have run away even further than he is now. And Jeno's heart simply cannot handle the distance.

Jeno considers himself lucky that his people in Japan are always looking out for Jaemin. When he heard that Jaemin wants to operate his business in Japan, Jeno immediately connected with his business partners in the country to help Jaemin out. However, Jaemin's dad wisely stopped him even before Jaemin himself found out about it.

One sudden call was made from Osaka and Jeno nervously picked up to listen to the reasonable reminder from the man he used to hate.

Mr. Na made sure to push in the thought that "I am not sure about how much you know of our Jaemin but he will not appreciate if the achievements he wants to make are being secretly being done by you. For what ever the reason you are doing this, please stop. Give him his life."

And that was when Jeno stuck back to reality and reminded himself that his Jaeminnie would not even want his help in any dimension of his life. He wanted to end everything with him. And Jeno really thanks him for making the ending as kind as possible. He was the sweetest even when comforting him for the fucked up things he did.

Jeno knows that his Jaeminnie was equally hurt, no, even more hurt than he could ever imagine.

But for now, he has accepted that he was being punished for hurting Jaemin's pure heart that only ever wishes to give him love and admirations.

On rainy days like these, he wishes to embrace Jaemin and listen to him talk sweet things to him like he used to back in the days.

Back in the days when the pages of their chapters were so bright that they did not have enough space for the gray.

Jaemin told him to start with his favorite color of yellow.

But now Jeno learns a lot of things about Jaemin.

Nana..I now know a lot of things about you. I slowly notice your small habits after thinking back. I don't even know how my mind managed to secretly keep it away from me until now. I was too blinded by stupid things that I forgot to pay attention on details.

I remember that you have a habit of opening your mouth whenever you concentrate on something. It was a cute habit my mind marked down ever since I saw the first time.

Although I never asked you out for the movies, I happen to see the movie tickets you bought but never dared to ask me out for. Those movies were all horrors so I am taking an assumption that your favorite movies are horror films.

Your favorite fruit is peach, Nana.
I recall that on our first date, you told me that your favorite was peach. I admit I had a hard time trying to recall it but it took me days to remember the name of the fruit you told me. And it was definitely peach.